47-59 Original and Close to Stock Pics
 

How about a thread with pics of your close to - or stock 47-59 Chevy or GMC ...:gmc2: :chevy:

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Here is our 49 GMC 150. Our New Toy... The Blue Mule

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Nice looking truck, enjoy

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Great thread idea!!

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Oh damn I love seeing those!

Brian

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nice jimmy, curbfeeler!

and I thought this was a camper for a second :haha:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...8&d=1527292180

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LOLOL, I thought the same thing. LOL

Took a second for my brain to swirl around a bit and understand.

Brian

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Well at least he didn't post a photo with a row of porta johns behind it like i have seen before. That's a batch of good looking trucks.

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LOL, no camper in the back but that was funny

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Very cool!

Brian

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I've spent over $10K on it since this pic was taken but I think this is still my favorite pic.

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What a great looking truck that is.

Brian

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It's a real beaut'.
The stance is perfect, IMHO.;)
It looks like a truck, like a truck oughta look. After all .... its a truck.
:)

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YEA for Russ. One of it seems very few '57 owners that put the side badges on the correct way.

These pics aren't my truck. It was for sale locally awhile ago and I was so taken by it I kept the pictures. Now I wish I'd built my truck more like this than the Corvette IFS, over-the-top LS engine, etc route I took. Oh well, I'll just have to build another one!!:lol:

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I don't how $10k could improve your truck... its already perfect!😎

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Dan, that truck is so perfect in my opinion, a daily driver for sure! What a great way to get to work.

Brian

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Colour is not stock, but other wise it's a pretty stock 1959 GMC.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1151660558

Canadian truck, so a 235 I6, with 3 on the tree.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1151660558

I found a factory Sun tach for the dash and eventually had modern electronic guts installed in the tach to make it work. Deluxe heater and electric wipers too!

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1151660558

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This GMC "Is Outstanding in it's Field"...:gmc2:

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That's one beautiful Canadian GMC Blaine!

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Not pretty, but pretty stock

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Yes it is..... Funny story..... I took that picture for Classic Trucks magazine in my father's hay field during a drought year. When the magazine came out the following spring all my father said was" Crappy Hay crop"!

Thanks, can't wait to see yours finished.

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Yeah, she really is pretty, huh? I don't know if it has stock suspension on a dropped axle or some kind of IFS but whatever it looks very nice. Just a hunch but I kinda think it's on lowered springs and a dropped axle.

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1947 GMC long box, 228 6 cylinder, 4 speed double clutch special.

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Great story. And in a COWINKEEDINK came across a 63 Ford 4WD at our local cruise night last night with one of your COOL Polar Bear Plates...

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Original patina and stock throughout.

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Ohhhhhh, damn that's a nice truck!

Brian:metal:

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I like em all.

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Here's my mostly original 54 3100.
I picked it up in Wisconsin a couple of years ago.
Someone had painted it an awful gold color.
I could see from the engine bay that the original color of the truck was Juniper Green. I started sanding the gold paint and red primer lightly and was surprised to see that if I finessed it with 320 to 1000 grit wet sandpaper that I could get down to the last two layers of green on the truck.
It took me about 3 weeks.
Surprisingly the old paint had held up and there wasn't any rust or rot under all the gold...no body filler either.
Not sure why someone painted it that color.
The chrome grill was painted gold.
I have it running and stopping and looking pretty good for now.
Enjoying the Hell out of it.
3 on the tree and still has the original engine and drive-train.
I think the green is much more period correct.
Here's some before and after shots.
I'm not trying to fake patina...just bringing the patina out from under 3 layers of paint and primer.

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HOLY COW what passion you have! I have done that before (sanded off crap paint) and it's a LOT of very tedious work.

You did a heck of a job!

Brian

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We love the new patina.

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Thanks Pat

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Thanks Brian...I'm usually not that focused to do such a thing but it was cool seeing what was underneath. Every inch was a new paint job.

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I'm the 2nd owner of this 49 3100. I bought it from the heirs of the original owner whom I knew. It was parked in 69 and sat in a barn until I bought it 5 yrs ago. It's still 6v, mostly stock and still running the original 216 with a rebuilt head. I've added turn sigs, the chrome grill, chrome bumpers, reupholstered bench seat and door panels, some tongue and groove paneling for the bed and radial tires. I drive it every weekend.

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Oh DAAAAAAAMN that's cool!

Brian:metal:

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My kind of weekend Grocery Getter... Cool Ride

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here are 2 shots of my truck when I first bought it in 1972. still own it and will drive it tonight to a local show

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^^^^ Awesome^^^^

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100% stock for now.